Dhivehi edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Sanskrit रुजति (rujati). Cognate to Sinhalese රිදෙනවා (ridenawā)

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɾi.he.n̪iː/, [ɾi.he.n̪iː]
  • Hyphenation: ރި‧ހެ‧ނީ

Verb edit

ރިހެނީ (rihenī) 

  1. to be painful, be in pain, ache
  2. to be in labour, be in travail

References edit

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ރިހެނީ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 209